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This is an example of a balanced symbol equation. The diagram shows that there are the same amount of atoms on the left and on the right.
For instance, when we burn methane (hydrocarbons) we release carbon dioxide. The balanced equation would be as follows:
However, when hydrogen burns the only new product is water:
You can also watch these videos to help you understand how this work:
to start with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B735turDoM
to continue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzwziP04448
to finish: